Experts on cats needed
May 21st 2009, 12:00 pm
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Experts on cats needed
I have to give my kitten a pill today (worm pill, I think). Any tips on getting it into her body without her noticing and without any serious injury to me?
May 21st 2009, 12:07 pm
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Re: Experts on cats needed
Hi Souvenir,
I crush them between two spoons and then mix with milk if Kittie likes it. If not mix it with wet food that they do like.
Tina
I crush them between two spoons and then mix with milk if Kittie likes it. If not mix it with wet food that they do like.
Tina
May 21st 2009, 12:17 pm
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Re: Experts on cats needed
Do all of this gently: squeeze the cat's head just behind the eye sockets (reaching from behind the head), pull it back, the mouth will fall open, drop the pill deep into the mouth, let go of the cat. Watch for sneezing (good) or vomiting/violent explusion of pill (bad).
Alternatively bring the cat round and let Anna do it, she's good at this.
Alternatively bring the cat round and let Anna do it, she's good at this.
May 21st 2009, 12:21 pm
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Re: Experts on cats needed
Do all of this gently: squeeze the cat's head just behind the eye sockets (reaching from behind the head), pull it back, the mouth will fall open, drop the pill deep into the mouth, let go of the cat. Watch for sneezing (good) or vomiting/violent explusion of pill (bad).
Alternatively bring the cat round and let Anna do it, she's good at this.
Alternatively bring the cat round and let Anna do it, she's good at this.
May 21st 2009, 12:22 pm
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Re: Experts on cats needed
Do all of this gently: squeeze the cat's head just behind the eye sockets (reaching from behind the head), pull it back, the mouth will fall open, drop the pill deep into the mouth, let go of the cat. Watch for sneezing (good) or vomiting/violent explusion of pill (bad).
Alternatively bring the cat round and let Anna do it, she's good at this.
Alternatively bring the cat round and let Anna do it, she's good at this.
One of my cats has asthma and needs an inhaler twice a day. That is a two man job
Tina
May 21st 2009, 12:28 pm
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Re: Experts on cats needed
we have to do that with one of ours, and then it takes 3 of them to hold her down.
Otherwise, wait till kitty is quiet and sleepy, creep up on cat, garb cat's head firmly with thumb and 4th finger under chin, 2nd and 3rd finger on cat's head, tip cat's head back and throw tablet down the throat.
Cat will either swallow the pill or pretend to swallow the pill. Cat will sulk and plot revenge, probably involving the cat's claws and soft exposed parts of your anatomy.
Bon chance mon brave.
May 21st 2009, 12:30 pm
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Re: Experts on cats needed
How to Give a Cat a Pill
How to Give a Cat a Pill (followed by How to Give a Dog a Pill)
Pick up cat and cradle it in the crook of your left arm, as if holding a baby. Position right forefinger and thumb on either side of cat’s mouth and gently apply pressure to cheeks while holding pill in right hand. As cat opens mouth, pop in the pill. Allow cat to close mouth and swallow.
Retrieve pill from floor, and cat from behind sofa. Cradle cat in left arm and repeat process.
Retrieve cat from bedroom and throw away soggy pill.
Take new pill from foil wrapper. Cradle cat in left arm, holding rear paws tightly with left hand. Force open the jaws and push pill to back of mouth with right forefinger. Hold mouth shut for a count of ten.
Retrieve pill from goldfish bowl, and cat from top of wardrobe. Call spouse from garden.
Kneel on floor with cat wedged firmly between knees. Hold front and rear paws, ignoring low growls emitted by cat. Get spouse to hold head firmly with one hand, while forcing wooden ruler into mouth. Drop pill down ruler and rub cat’s throat vigourously.
Retrieve cat from curtain rail, and get another pill from foil wrapper. Make note to buy new ruler and repair curtains. Carefully sweep shattered figurines and vases from hearth, and set aside for gluing later.
Wrap cat in large towel, and get spouse to lie on cat with head just visible from below armpit. Put pill in end of drinking straw, force cat’s mouth open with pencil, and blow down straw.
Check label to make sure pill is not harmful to humans. Drink one beer to take awy taste of pill. Apply Band-Aid to spouse’s forearm and remove blood from carpet with cold water and soap.
Retrieve cat from neighbour’s shed. Get another pill. Open another beer. Place cat in cupboard and close door onto neck to leave head showing. Force mouth open with dessert spoon. Flick pill down throat with elastic band.
Fetch screwdriver from garage, and replace cupboard door on hinges. Drink beer. Fetch bottle of Scotch. Pour shot and drink. Apply cold compress to cheek and check medical records for date of last tetanus shot. Apply whiskey compress to cheek to disinfect. Toss back another shot. Throw away tee-shirt and fetch another one from bedroom.
Call fire department to retrieve ****ing cat from tree across the road. Apologize to neighbour who crashed into fence while swerving to avoid cat. Take last pill from foil wrapper.
Tie the little sod’s front paws with garden twine and bind tightly to leg of dining table. Fetch heavy duty pruning gloves from shed. Push pill into mouth, followed by large piece of fillet steak. Be rough about it. Hold head vertically and pour two pints of water down throat to wash down pill.
Consume remainder of Scotch. Get spouse to drive you to the emergency room. Sit quietly while doctor stitches fingers and forearm, and removes pill remnants from right eye. Call in at furniture shop on the way home, to order new dining table.
Place “Free Mutant Cat from Hell” ad in local newspaper and ring local pet shop to see if they have any bunnies.
How to Give a Dog a Pill
Wrap it in bacon.
How to Give a Cat a Pill (followed by How to Give a Dog a Pill)
Pick up cat and cradle it in the crook of your left arm, as if holding a baby. Position right forefinger and thumb on either side of cat’s mouth and gently apply pressure to cheeks while holding pill in right hand. As cat opens mouth, pop in the pill. Allow cat to close mouth and swallow.
Retrieve pill from floor, and cat from behind sofa. Cradle cat in left arm and repeat process.
Retrieve cat from bedroom and throw away soggy pill.
Take new pill from foil wrapper. Cradle cat in left arm, holding rear paws tightly with left hand. Force open the jaws and push pill to back of mouth with right forefinger. Hold mouth shut for a count of ten.
Retrieve pill from goldfish bowl, and cat from top of wardrobe. Call spouse from garden.
Kneel on floor with cat wedged firmly between knees. Hold front and rear paws, ignoring low growls emitted by cat. Get spouse to hold head firmly with one hand, while forcing wooden ruler into mouth. Drop pill down ruler and rub cat’s throat vigourously.
Retrieve cat from curtain rail, and get another pill from foil wrapper. Make note to buy new ruler and repair curtains. Carefully sweep shattered figurines and vases from hearth, and set aside for gluing later.
Wrap cat in large towel, and get spouse to lie on cat with head just visible from below armpit. Put pill in end of drinking straw, force cat’s mouth open with pencil, and blow down straw.
Check label to make sure pill is not harmful to humans. Drink one beer to take awy taste of pill. Apply Band-Aid to spouse’s forearm and remove blood from carpet with cold water and soap.
Retrieve cat from neighbour’s shed. Get another pill. Open another beer. Place cat in cupboard and close door onto neck to leave head showing. Force mouth open with dessert spoon. Flick pill down throat with elastic band.
Fetch screwdriver from garage, and replace cupboard door on hinges. Drink beer. Fetch bottle of Scotch. Pour shot and drink. Apply cold compress to cheek and check medical records for date of last tetanus shot. Apply whiskey compress to cheek to disinfect. Toss back another shot. Throw away tee-shirt and fetch another one from bedroom.
Call fire department to retrieve ****ing cat from tree across the road. Apologize to neighbour who crashed into fence while swerving to avoid cat. Take last pill from foil wrapper.
Tie the little sod’s front paws with garden twine and bind tightly to leg of dining table. Fetch heavy duty pruning gloves from shed. Push pill into mouth, followed by large piece of fillet steak. Be rough about it. Hold head vertically and pour two pints of water down throat to wash down pill.
Consume remainder of Scotch. Get spouse to drive you to the emergency room. Sit quietly while doctor stitches fingers and forearm, and removes pill remnants from right eye. Call in at furniture shop on the way home, to order new dining table.
Place “Free Mutant Cat from Hell” ad in local newspaper and ring local pet shop to see if they have any bunnies.
How to Give a Dog a Pill
Wrap it in bacon.
May 21st 2009, 12:33 pm
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Re: Experts on cats needed
Do all of this gently: squeeze the cat's head just behind the eye sockets (reaching from behind the head), pull it back, the mouth will fall open, drop the pill deep into the mouth, let go of the cat. Watch for sneezing (good) or vomiting/violent explusion of pill (bad).
Alternatively bring the cat round and let Anna do it, she's good at this.
Alternatively bring the cat round and let Anna do it, she's good at this.
Only we TRIM THE CLAWS FIRST!!!, after the pill goes in we hold their mouth closed and stroke under their chin to encourage them to swallow quickly.
If the beast is particularly feisty you can wrap it in a towel to minimise the damage it will do to you. One of ours will regurgitate pills given the opportunity, so he goes in the cat carrier for twenty minutes afterwards to try and prevent that.
Never had any luck hiding pills in food. It seems to work for dogs, but dogs are dumb. Our cats will eat around the pill, or if crushed up will opt for starvation before consuming contaminated food.
Last edited by iaink; May 21st 2009 at 1:11 pm.
May 21st 2009, 12:34 pm
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Re: Experts on cats needed
Cats can also be given worming treatment in liquid form on the back of the neck. Available from your vet, it's a much easier option. 
May 21st 2009, 12:34 pm
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Re: Experts on cats needed
Take her to the vets.
we have to do that with one of ours, and then it takes 3 of them to hold her down.
Otherwise, wait till kitty is quiet and sleepy, creep up on cat, garb cat's head firmly with thumb and 4th finger under chin, 2nd and 3rd finger on cat's head, tip cat's head back and throw tablet down the throat.
Cat will either swallow the pill or pretend to swallow the pill. Cat will sulk and plot revenge, probably involving the cat's claws and soft exposed parts of your anatomy.
Bon chance mon brave.
we have to do that with one of ours, and then it takes 3 of them to hold her down.
Otherwise, wait till kitty is quiet and sleepy, creep up on cat, garb cat's head firmly with thumb and 4th finger under chin, 2nd and 3rd finger on cat's head, tip cat's head back and throw tablet down the throat.
Cat will either swallow the pill or pretend to swallow the pill. Cat will sulk and plot revenge, probably involving the cat's claws and soft exposed parts of your anatomy.
Bon chance mon brave.
I'll go for the sneaky option. If the pill reappears, I'll mention it to the vet when we take her in next week to be fixed.
May 21st 2009, 12:36 pm
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Re: Experts on cats needed
How to Give a Cat a Pill
How to Give a Cat a Pill (followed by How to Give a Dog a Pill)
Pick up cat and cradle it in the crook of your left arm, as if holding a baby. Position right forefinger and thumb on either side of cat’s mouth and gently apply pressure to cheeks while holding pill in right hand. As cat opens mouth, pop in the pill. Allow cat to close mouth and swallow.
Retrieve pill from floor, and cat from behind sofa. Cradle cat in left arm and repeat process.
Retrieve cat from bedroom and throw away soggy pill.
Take new pill from foil wrapper. Cradle cat in left arm, holding rear paws tightly with left hand. Force open the jaws and push pill to back of mouth with right forefinger. Hold mouth shut for a count of ten.
Retrieve pill from goldfish bowl, and cat from top of wardrobe. Call spouse from garden.
Kneel on floor with cat wedged firmly between knees. Hold front and rear paws, ignoring low growls emitted by cat. Get spouse to hold head firmly with one hand, while forcing wooden ruler into mouth. Drop pill down ruler and rub cat’s throat vigourously.
Retrieve cat from curtain rail, and get another pill from foil wrapper. Make note to buy new ruler and repair curtains. Carefully sweep shattered figurines and vases from hearth, and set aside for gluing later.
Wrap cat in large towel, and get spouse to lie on cat with head just visible from below armpit. Put pill in end of drinking straw, force cat’s mouth open with pencil, and blow down straw.
Check label to make sure pill is not harmful to humans. Drink one beer to take awy taste of pill. Apply Band-Aid to spouse’s forearm and remove blood from carpet with cold water and soap.
Retrieve cat from neighbour’s shed. Get another pill. Open another beer. Place cat in cupboard and close door onto neck to leave head showing. Force mouth open with dessert spoon. Flick pill down throat with elastic band.
Fetch screwdriver from garage, and replace cupboard door on hinges. Drink beer. Fetch bottle of Scotch. Pour shot and drink. Apply cold compress to cheek and check medical records for date of last tetanus shot. Apply whiskey compress to cheek to disinfect. Toss back another shot. Throw away tee-shirt and fetch another one from bedroom.
Call fire department to retrieve ****ing cat from tree across the road. Apologize to neighbour who crashed into fence while swerving to avoid cat. Take last pill from foil wrapper.
Tie the little sod’s front paws with garden twine and bind tightly to leg of dining table. Fetch heavy duty pruning gloves from shed. Push pill into mouth, followed by large piece of fillet steak. Be rough about it. Hold head vertically and pour two pints of water down throat to wash down pill.
Consume remainder of Scotch. Get spouse to drive you to the emergency room. Sit quietly while doctor stitches fingers and forearm, and removes pill remnants from right eye. Call in at furniture shop on the way home, to order new dining table.
Place “Free Mutant Cat from Hell” ad in local newspaper and ring local pet shop to see if they have any bunnies.
How to Give a Dog a Pill
Wrap it in bacon.
How to Give a Cat a Pill (followed by How to Give a Dog a Pill)
Pick up cat and cradle it in the crook of your left arm, as if holding a baby. Position right forefinger and thumb on either side of cat’s mouth and gently apply pressure to cheeks while holding pill in right hand. As cat opens mouth, pop in the pill. Allow cat to close mouth and swallow.
Retrieve pill from floor, and cat from behind sofa. Cradle cat in left arm and repeat process.
Retrieve cat from bedroom and throw away soggy pill.
Take new pill from foil wrapper. Cradle cat in left arm, holding rear paws tightly with left hand. Force open the jaws and push pill to back of mouth with right forefinger. Hold mouth shut for a count of ten.
Retrieve pill from goldfish bowl, and cat from top of wardrobe. Call spouse from garden.
Kneel on floor with cat wedged firmly between knees. Hold front and rear paws, ignoring low growls emitted by cat. Get spouse to hold head firmly with one hand, while forcing wooden ruler into mouth. Drop pill down ruler and rub cat’s throat vigourously.
Retrieve cat from curtain rail, and get another pill from foil wrapper. Make note to buy new ruler and repair curtains. Carefully sweep shattered figurines and vases from hearth, and set aside for gluing later.
Wrap cat in large towel, and get spouse to lie on cat with head just visible from below armpit. Put pill in end of drinking straw, force cat’s mouth open with pencil, and blow down straw.
Check label to make sure pill is not harmful to humans. Drink one beer to take awy taste of pill. Apply Band-Aid to spouse’s forearm and remove blood from carpet with cold water and soap.
Retrieve cat from neighbour’s shed. Get another pill. Open another beer. Place cat in cupboard and close door onto neck to leave head showing. Force mouth open with dessert spoon. Flick pill down throat with elastic band.
Fetch screwdriver from garage, and replace cupboard door on hinges. Drink beer. Fetch bottle of Scotch. Pour shot and drink. Apply cold compress to cheek and check medical records for date of last tetanus shot. Apply whiskey compress to cheek to disinfect. Toss back another shot. Throw away tee-shirt and fetch another one from bedroom.
Call fire department to retrieve ****ing cat from tree across the road. Apologize to neighbour who crashed into fence while swerving to avoid cat. Take last pill from foil wrapper.
Tie the little sod’s front paws with garden twine and bind tightly to leg of dining table. Fetch heavy duty pruning gloves from shed. Push pill into mouth, followed by large piece of fillet steak. Be rough about it. Hold head vertically and pour two pints of water down throat to wash down pill.
Consume remainder of Scotch. Get spouse to drive you to the emergency room. Sit quietly while doctor stitches fingers and forearm, and removes pill remnants from right eye. Call in at furniture shop on the way home, to order new dining table.
Place “Free Mutant Cat from Hell” ad in local newspaper and ring local pet shop to see if they have any bunnies.
How to Give a Dog a Pill
Wrap it in bacon.
May 21st 2009, 12:45 pm
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Re: Experts on cats needed
Dude is learning her bad ways too now, even though he's much more biddable he puts up a good fight.
May 21st 2009, 12:48 pm
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Re: Experts on cats needed
FWIW We have found that our cats responded well to a regime of being randomly jailed in the cat carrier for 20 minutes or so every day until they understand who is the boss (its the human by the way, in case of any confusion
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May 21st 2009, 12:53 pm
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Re: Experts on cats needed
We find picking ours up and cuddling them makes them more easy to handle than locking them in a place they hate. Well Mog hates. Dude will go anywhere you put him.